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Notes from the doorway
What we learn installing access control in buildings that are already running.
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Visitor passes in Apple Wallet and Google Wallet
Guests can arrive with the visitor pass already in Apple Wallet or Google Wallet. How it works, what reception controls and what to check before you switch.
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Mobile credentials in a multi-tenant building: a rollout plan
Shared office towers are moving badges into Apple Wallet and Google Wallet. Here is a phased, tenant-by-tenant rollout plan that keeps cards working until each tenant has switched.
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Why is my maglock humming but not holding the door?
A humming maglock that lets the door pull open is one of the most common access control call-outs. The usual cause, and a step-by-step check for the others.
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How do you remove building access the day someone leaves?
One action should end access at every door, on every site, the moment someone leaves. How to set that up, and what to check in the system you run today.
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Can you put an employee badge in Google Wallet?
Yes, when the company issues it. How an employee badge in Google Wallet gets to an Android phone, what happens when the phone is lost, and what IT should set up first.
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Do you need new door readers for phone badges?
Readers that support wallet passes are configured; readers that do not are replaced. A door-by-door way for installers and IT to work out which is which.
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AI agent access control: keeping AI assistants safe at the door
Access control platforms are opening to AI assistants through MCP. Here are the rules that keep doors safe, and what buildings and installers should check first.
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UWB access control: hands-free door entry with Aliro explained
Aliro wallet keys and UWB ranging now ship in real locks. Here is how hands-free door access works, why it is harder to fool, and what buildings and installers should ask.
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Access control recurring revenue: a guide for installers
One-off installs pay once. Credentials and a cloud platform pay every month, on new jobs and on sites you commissioned years ago.
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Wallet credentials or plastic badges: what actually changes on site
Phone credentials remove the printer, the lanyard and the Monday-morning replacement queue. They do not remove every reason to keep a card. Here is where each one earns its place.
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Do door controllers decide locally when the internet goes down?
Yes, in a well-built system: the controller keeps the rules and decides at the door. What keeps working during an outage, what waits, and the questions to ask before you buy.
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Issue your first employee badge
Book a call and we will walk through your doors, readers and people with you. Installers: ask about the free partner sandbox.